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Reported cable theft cases increase in Hohoe Municipality
Hohoe (V/R), Aug 26, Ghanadot/GNA – Stealing of Ghana
Telecom cables is on the increase in the Hohoe Municipality
with no week passing without reports of such occurrence, the
Company has said.
Mr Seth Seglah, Hohoe Municipal Head of the GT, told the
Ghana News Agency that about 25,000 metres of cable
estimated at more than GHc50,000 had been stolen since
January this year.
He mentioned the Bungalow Road, a suburb of Hohoe, as having
recorded as much as 15 cases of such thefts and accounting
for 10,800 metres cable.
Mr Seglah said four juveniles were arrested in two separate
operations in April this year for stealing the company’s
cables and that the case had been transferred to the
Department of Social Welfare because of they were minors.
Mr Daniel Ablordey, Hohoe Municipal Police Commander, said
lack of vehicles for patrol duties was a challenge facing
the police but reassured that his outfit was co-operating
with community watch committees to clampdown on the
culprits.
GNA
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